ARCH OF THORNS




BAND NAME: Arch of Thorns
GENRE: Raw Atmospheric/Unblack Metal (early), Unblack Metal (later)
STATUS: Unknown
LOCATION: USA (Naples, Florida)

Formed in 2002.
Photos: Teckmarion (left), Issachar (right)

Lineup:
Teckmarion (or "Techmarion") - Vocals, Lyrics
 Issachar - Guitars, Keyboards, Drums

Links:

Discography:



The Coming Storm (demo, March, 2004, SneeuwStorm Produkties)
Format: CD-R

1) Lost and Convicted 3:00
2) Whispers in the Woods 4:04
3) Vale of Jezreel 3:32
4) The Coming Storm 4:55
.


Kruistocht door de Storm - het tweede deel (compilation)

2004, SneeuwStorm Produkties, CD-R, link expired
13 March, 2015, Nokternal Hemizphear, Bandcamp, link expired
17 December, 2023, SneeuwStorm Produkties, Bandcamp

A compilation of Christian and secular artists.
Written on the artwork:
"Mastered by Dharok at Port Shorts, Canada
SneeuwStorm Produkties presenteert:"


14) Arch of Thorns - Whispers in the Woods 4:04




Sword of the Spirit (EP, 5 March, 2005, SneeuwStorm Produkties, OFFICIAL VERSION)
Format: CD-R

This is the ACTUAL EP, approved by the band, and released by SneeuwStorm.

CLICK [HERE] FOR "AWAKENING THE FIRE WITHIN" AUDIO.
See also [this review] for additional reference.

1) Visions of the End (Intro) 1:29
2) ...And the War Begins 3:26
3) Awakening the Fire Within 5:11
4) His Eminent Return 1:54
5) Sword of the Spirit 4:14


Sword of the Spirit (UNOFFICIAL VERSION)
Format: Digital (other formats unknown)

If you've heard "Sword of the Spirit" online, this is probably what you heard. But it is NOT THE ACTUAL EP. It's music from a secular band, mislabeled as being by Arch of Thorns. THIS IS NOT A BAND-APPROVED RELEASE.

Also note the differences in track lengths.

1) Visions of the End (Intro) 1:25
2) ...And the War Begins 4:23
3) Awakening the Fire Within 5:33
4) His Eminent Return 5:01
5) Sword of the Spirit 4:14
.


De Nacht der Plagen... ...een Zwarte Historie - het derde deel (compilation)
 
2005, SneeuwStorm Produkties, CD-R, link expired
13 March, 2015, Nokternal Hemizphear, Bandcamp, link expired
17 December, 2023, SneeuwStorm Produkties, Bandcamp

The 2023 Bandcamp version has black and white artwork.

A compilation of Christian and secular artists.
Written on the artwork:
"SneeuwStorm Produkties presenteert:"

CD2, track 2) Arch of Thorns - Awakening the Fire Within 5:11

(artwork
not
available)

Through the Ancient Gates (???, 2009-2010, NOT SURE IF RELEASED)
Format unkown

Mentioned on Myspace.

1) Whispers Within 3:04
2) Last Glimpse of a Sunset Fallen 5:22
Not sure what the full tracklist is.


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When the Moon Turns Blood Red (album, 2010 - 8 April 2011, UMS Records (RIPOFF LABEL))
Format: CD, limited (???) copies
sold out

There are two versions of the cover art online. Can anyone clear this up?

At least 50 copies exist, as confirmed on the "sold out" link.

1) Scorn 7:45
2) In the Darkest Depths 4:58
3) The Bright Morning Star 4:34
4) A Journey Among the Heavens 2:29
5) Tremble at the Presence 6:32
6) Imprisoned by Darkness 3:51
7) When the Moon Turns Blood Red part 1 1:21
8) When the Moon Turns Blood Red part 2 4:37
.

Can't Take Away My God (split, 2010, UMS Records (RIPOFF LABEL))
Format: CD-R

9) Arch of Thorns - The Coming Storm 5:02
10) Arch of Thorns - Sword of the Spirit 4:19



Sword of the Spirit / The Coming Storm (compilation, 2010, UMS Records (RIPOFF LABEL))
Format: CD-R in DVD case, limited 100 copies
sold out

Tracks 1-5: Sword of the Spirit, 2005
Tracks 6-9 The Coming Storm, 2004
See the two versions of "Sword of the Spirit" for more information on those songs.

1) Visions of the End (Intro) 1:29
2) ...And the War Begins 3:26
3) Awakening the Fire Within 5:11
4) His Eminent Return 1:54
5) Sword of the Spirit 4:14
6) Lost and Convicted 6:06
7) Whispers in the Dark 4:05
8) Vale of Jezreel 3:32
9) The Coming Storm 4:58


 Among Archaic Ruins (NOT SURE IF RELEASED)

This higher-quality version of the art was taken from ReverbNation.


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INFO:
1) Lyrics. 2) Why are there two versions of the "When the Moon..." artwork? 3) The lineup. MA lists Teckmarion as doing keyboards, but their Myspace (+Sword of the Spirit info) list Issachar. Did they switch roles at some point, or? 4) Once again, a few releases that were released in the same year, but I don't know what order they were released in. Can anyone clear this up? 5) Was "Among Archaic Ruins" released...? 6) Was "Through the Ancient Gates" released..?
IMAGES:
Images that could use better res/quality: 1) The Coming Storm 2) Sword of the Spirit 3) The first artwork of "When the Moon..." 4) The 2010 compilation. 5) Better version of the logo that's just black/white, not stylized.



Miscellaneous stuff:
Left: Original artwork for the 2010 compilation
Right: More "standard", less stylized version of their logo
 
 
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